tells tall tales

Related

fibsPetty falsehoods
exaggeratesOverstates for effect
boastsSpeaks with self-praise
stretchesExtends or lengthens
yarnsThreads or tall tales

whoppers · embellishes · fabricates · bluffs · storyteller · fisherman · braggart · liar · spinner · campfire · barroom · malarkey · balderdash · bluster · windbag · fantastical · outlandish · legend

Opposites

truthfulness

tells tall talestells it like it is

Speaks with brutal candor

narrative style

tells tall talesunderstates

Presents as less important

downplays · minimizes

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